Sterling Miller

1 month ago | legal.thomsonreuters.com | Kassie Atwood |Sterling Miller

Best practices and legal implications for in-house lawyers← Blog homeThe shift to, and acceptance of, remote work has transformed the legal profession, especially for in-house lawyers who serve as critical legal and business advisors to their organizations. While remote work offers flexibility and efficiency, it also presents a number of challenges including those relating to compliance, confidentiality, and fostering collaboration.

1 month ago | legal.thomsonreuters.com | Kassie Atwood |Sterling Miller

The role of corporate legal departments before and during a crisis← Blog homeFor any company, a crisis situation can come in many forms, including major litigation, data breach, government investigation, criminal indictment, environmental catastrophe, social media “meltdown,” product recalls, death of the CEO, campus intrusion, FCPA claims, just to name a few. How the company responds to a crisis will go a long way to prevent or limit damage caused by the crisis.

1 month ago | openlegalblogarchive.org | Sterling Miller

Hello again everyone!  As I have done for the past several years, I want to share a list of issues I believe in-house lawyers should pay attention to over the coming 12 months. I started doing this when I first became a general counsel way back when Julius Caesar took 23 stabs to the body (he should have read my blog about the Ides of March).

2 months ago | legal.thomsonreuters.com | Kassie Atwood |Sterling Miller

← Blog homeInternal investigations are tough for in-house lawyers. It means that the company’s own employees or management have potentially engaged in some type of wrongdoing. That wrongdoing can range from breaking the business ethics policy to engaging in some type of criminal behavior. Regardless, when the circumstances arise, in-house lawyers owe a duty to the company to ensure that any internal investigation is performed properly and done in a manner that is defensible from attack.

Jan 7, 2025 | legal.thomsonreuters.com | Kassie Atwood |Sterling Miller

← Blog homeTo maximize efficiency, productivity, and predictability, there is little of more value to an in-house lawyer than written policies and standard operating procedures (“SOPs”). They serve as a foundational framework that guides decision-making, ensures consistency, and helps manage risk effectively. Policies and SOPs help in-house lawyers protect the company and enhance operational effectiveness. Below we go deeper into the benefits of SOPs and, more importantly, how to create them.